About cash-back portals

Ebates is what’s known as a cash-back portal. That basically means that when you buy something online by going through Ebates’ website (or its browser extension or mobile app), you earn cash rebates — aka “cash back.”

Cash-back portals receive a commission from retailers for referring online shoppers to merchants such as retailers and travel companies. The portals then share that commission with shoppers. So, your cash back is your share of that commission.